F-tags by state · Mississippi

Most common nursing home citations in Mississippi

3,476 health citations were recorded at 201 of 200 rated nursing homes in Mississippi over the last three inspection cycles, about 17.4 per facility. Here is what surveyors cite most, how that compares with the rest of the country, and where the harm-level findings cluster.

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Source: CMS Care Compare

Citations3,47617.4 per rated facility

Facilities cited201of 200 rated

Actual harm (G–I)2347% of citations

Immediate jeopardy (J–L)1946% of citations

Top 25 F-tags in Mississippi

"State share" is the percentage of rated Mississippi nursing homes cited at least once for the tag; "U.S. share" is the same figure nationally. A big gap shows a state-specific survey focus.

#	Tag	Requirement	Category	Citations	State share	U.S. share
1	F656	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Assessment & care planning	373	87%	58%
2	F880	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	Infection control	244	77%	81%
3	F677	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	Quality of life & care	182	56%	44%
4	F812	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	Nutrition & dietary	176	63%	76%
5	F689	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	Quality of life & care	167	50%	69%
6	F641	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	Assessment & care planning	127	51%	37%
7	F550	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.	Resident rights	111	43%	43%
8	F584	Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.	Resident rights	105	39%	39%
9	F761	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.	Pharmacy services	93	40%	59%
10	F600	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	Abuse, neglect & exploitation	92	35%	35%
11	F690	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.	Quality of life & care	74	31%	33%
12	F695	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	Quality of life & care	69	30%	46%
13	F623	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.	Resident rights	62	29%	23%
14	F658	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Assessment & care planning	59	27%	29%
15	F657	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.	Assessment & care planning	52	24%	42%
16	F561	Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.	Resident rights	48	22%	12%
17	F686	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	Quality of life & care	47	19%	39%
18	F558	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Resident rights	46	21%	23%
19	F609	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.	Abuse, neglect & exploitation	45	20%	40%
20	F580	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Resident rights	43	20%	30%
21	F725	Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.	Nursing & physician services	40	18%	16%
22	F578	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.	Resident rights	39	19%	25%
23	F565	Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.	Resident rights	37	17%	8%
24	F758	Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.	Pharmacy services	37	18%	34%
25	F851	Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.	Administration	37	16%	5%

Citations by category

Quality of life & care811

Assessment & care planning794

Resident rights657

Infection control262

Abuse, neglect & exploitation253

Nutrition & dietary241

Pharmacy services220

Administration114

Nursing & physician services84

Environment & safety40

Citations by survey year

20181

2019179

202068

2021130

2022276

2023823

2024991

20251,008

Partial years reflect the rolling three-cycle window.

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Source and method

CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Health Citations, current three inspection cycles for every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Mississippi. Tags are matched to citations by CMS's standardized description. Tags with at least 50 national citations link to a detail page.

Counts describe survey findings, not a ranking of facilities. Facilities can dispute citations through CMS's IDR and IIDR processes.

What is the most common nursing home citation in Mississippi?

F656 (Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.) is the most-cited F-tag in Mississippi, with 373 citations at 173 facilities, or 87% of the state's rated nursing homes, compared with 58% nationally.

How many nursing home citations are there in Mississippi?

3,476 health citations across 201 of 200 rated nursing homes in the last three inspection cycles, about 17.4 per facility. 234 involved actual harm and 194 were immediate jeopardy.

Why do citation patterns differ by state?

Each state survey agency inspects on behalf of CMS with its own staffing, training, and priorities, and state licensing rules layer on top of the federal requirements. Compare a facility with others in the same state rather than with the national average.

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